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Sybrina Nanez, metrology quality assurance specialist, Code 901, Production Resources Department, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, helps students drill holes in an underwater remotely operated vehicle, Feb. 2, 2024, during a STEM program at Hilder Pearson Elementary School in Poulsbo, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
STEM volunteer has experienced both personal joy and leadership development since getting involved
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 14, 2024
Civic engagement and volunteerism are both dynamic ways to support local communities while simultaneously learnings new skills, building networks, increasing self-esteem, and forming meaningful connections that can make a...

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, delivers remarks, Feb. 26, 2024, during a dedication ceremony for a new propulsion shaft lathe, honoring Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (Navy SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks, who was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
Dedication ceremony held for new propulsion shaft lathe that honors the memory and sacrifice of fallen Navy SEAL
By Max Maxfield, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 14, 2024
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility dedicated a new propulsion shaft lathe named in honor of a fallen U.S. Navy SEAL during a ceremony in Bldg. 431, the Inside Machine Shop, Feb. 26, 2024, in...

How to build and maintain a healthy, long-term social life
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 7, 2024
Social health can be described as the ability to interact and form meaningful relationships with others while positively nurturing those bonds. It also includes balancing the unique needs of each individual...

Aircraft Launch and Recovery team members from Shop 38, Marine Machinist, work to align catapult #4 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Jan. 7, 2024, during a six-month planned incremental availability for the aircraft carrier at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)
ALRE team works at historic pace to finish work on 3 Nimitz catapults
By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | March 6, 2024
The Aircraft Launch and Recovery Team at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is performing three catapult alignments on USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in a historically short period of time.According to Chris...

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, shakes hands with Dwight Stephens, a job applicant from Bremerton, Washington, Feb. 23, 2024, during a two-day PSNS & IMF Hiring Fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)
Hundreds land on-the-spot job offers during two-day PSNS & IMF employment event
By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 29, 2024
More than 2,000 job seekers came to downtown Bremerton, Feb. 23-24, in search of new employment opportunities, during a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Hiring Fair at the Kitsap Conference...

Idrese Manning, middle left, waterfront safety advocate, Code 900S, Waterfront Safety, conducts a
Program helps leaders prioritize safety, accountability
By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 29, 2024
He stared into the room before entering. Eight feet away, a co-worker lay sprawled across the floor. Andrew Gorton, supervisor, Shop 06, Maintenance, quickly called out.“Hey! Are you OK? Do you need help?”When an answer...

Katherine Dunham is a dancer that many historians have named the most important women of African American dance. She was considered both a dancer and an anthropologist. Dunham was one of the first modern dance pioneers, combining cultural, grounded dance movements with elements of ballet. (Photo by Roger Woods, courtesy of the New York Library digital collections.)
Black History Month: African Americans & the arts
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 6, 2024
In September 1915, decades after the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery as an institution within all U.S. states and territories, historian Carter Woodson and Minister Jesse Moorland founded the Association for the Study...

Tracy Steevers, general foreman, Shop 11/17, Shipfitters, Forge, Sheetmetal, stamps passports Jan. 13, 2023, during a Code 350, Inactive Fleet, Submarine Recycling and Reactor Compartment Disposal knowledge fair at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)
Knowledge sharing event helps Code 350 employees align with established team objectives, expectations
By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 6, 2024
Employees with Code 350, Inactive Fleet, Submarine Recycling and Reactor Compartment Disposal (IRR) program, held their first Integrated Project Team Development Step III knowledge share fair at the Kitsap Conference Center...

Kyle Weir, deputy apprentice program director, Detachment San Diego, and Reuben Farley, director of student programs, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, congratulate Apprentice of the Year Steven Tomika, machinist, Shop 941, Inside Machinist, Jan. 18, 2023, during a graduation ceremony in Chula Vista, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
21 Southwest Regional Apprentice Program graduates receive certificates of completion
By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 5, 2024
Students from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Detachment San Diego were celebrated Jan. 18, 2024, during a graduation ceremony at Southwestern College, in...

Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, speaks to SurgeMain Sailors Jan. 7, 2023, at Naval Base Kitsap’s Olympic Lodge Training Center, in Bremerton, Washington. His briefing helped kick off the start of
SurgeMain Sailors participate in annual two-week deployment exercise in support of vital Navy mission
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Feb. 1, 2024
The U.S. Navy Reserve is an essential element of the workforce that makes up America’s Navy. Wherever the important work of the Navy is done, Reservists are there to support the mission. Reservists seamlessly support,...

Chris Hughes, carrier program manager, Code 312, Aircraft Carrier Program Office at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, poses with his wife, Julie, and their four children (from left), Katie, Joseph, Charles and Nicholas, Dec. 21, 2023, after receiving the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award during a ceremony at PSNS & IMF, in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)
PSNS & IMF honors shipyard carrier program manager
By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 25, 2024
Chris Hughes, carrier program manager, Code 312, Aircraft Carrier Program Office, received the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award Dec. 21, 2023, during a surprise ceremony at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate...

The Naval Civilian Managers Association recently named Chris Klinkert, director, Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, as the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility NCMA Manager of the Year for 2023.
Chris Klinkert named PSNS & IMF NCMA Manager of the Year for 2023
By PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 22, 2024
The Naval Civilian Managers Association recently named Chris Klinkert, director, Code 700, Lifting and Handling Department, as the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility NCMA Manager of the Year for...

Jeremy McCrimmon recently took over as department head for Code 120, Ocean Engineering, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. Before that, he was the division manager for Code 130, Quality Assurance Department. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
New department heads for Code 120 and Code 100TO bring a wealth of experience to their respective roles
By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 19, 2024
In late 2023, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility welcomed two new department heads as Robert LaTendresse took over as department head of Code 100TO, Command Transformation Office, and Jeremy...

Joshua Buffington, mechanic helper; Benjamin Early and Janelle Sorensen, Heavy Mobile equipment mechanic apprentices; and Hannah Honeycutt, mechanic helper, Code 730, Lifting and Handling Crane Maintenance Division; perform valve adjustment checks on a diesel engine from a portal crane, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)
Crane maintenance employees do the heavy lifting to ensure that availabilities continue to run on time
By Aime Lykins, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs | Jan. 18, 2024
From the waterfront of Port Orchard to the downtown area of Bremerton, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s towering cranes can be seen along the skyline — symbols of how the shipyard supports the...

From left, Robert Bianchi, chief executive officer, Navy Exchange Service Command; Master Chief Michael C. Gosart, command senior enlisted leader, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard &
Intermediate Maintenance Facility; Capt. JD Crinklaw, commander, PSNS & IMF; Rear Adm. Scott M. Brown, deputy commander, Industrial Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command; and James Cook, deputy executive director, PSNS & IMF, cut the ribbon to officially open the new NEXCOM Micro Market inside Building 1246, at the command in Bremerton, Washington, Dec. 7, 2023. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)
Senior leaders cut ribbon on 24-hour NEX Micro Market, during official grand opening ceremony in Building 1246
By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Pubic Affairs | Jan. 16, 2024
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 7, 2023, to celebrate the grand opening of a new Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) Micro Market in Bldg. 1246, on the...

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